An energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications

An energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications

Tavistock Communications is one of the UK's leading providers of financial public relations and investor relations. Our clients range from FTSE 100 international companies to growing UK and overseas businesses quoted on AIM; from multi-national fund managers and real estate players to domestic providers of professional services.

Our clients have one thing in common - they all demand our energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications. This approach reflects the unusually high proportion of experienced senior people in our team, to which we add the energy of youth and the enthusiasm of us all.

Established in 1991, Tavistock Communications is employee-owned and based in the City of London. We offer a fresh, independent alternative to the international chains that have become too large to care.

Latest News

Ingenious Media Active Capital appoints Tavistock

Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has appointed Tavistock Communications as its Financial and Investor Relations Advisor. IMAC is an AIM listed, closed-end investment company. The company aims to provide investors with capital growth through its investment in significant minority or controlling equity and equity-related investments, in lead or co-lead positions in a portfolio of holdings in predominantly unquoted media companies. IMAC is an initiative of, and its investments are managed by, Ingenious Ventures which is the private equity division of the Ingenious Group and a trading division of Ingenious Asset Management Limited. The Tavistock team will be led by Simon Hudson. For further information on IMAC please visit http://www.imaclimited.com.

Tavistock expands into South East Asia

Tavistock has bolstered its South East Asian offering through a deal with First City, adding an on the ground presence and a native Chinese-speaking capability. The tie up also provides First City’s existing clients, currently numbering 17 AIM companies, with a wider range of services in the UK. The First City team, led by Alan Piper (who previously edited the Financial Mail on Sunday), will continue to expand its strong portfolio of clients based in China and the Far East from its office in Hong Kong.
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Tavistock wins Mfuse corporate brief

Tavistock has been appointed by Mfuse Ltd as its corporate public relations advisor. Mfuse designs technology which enables a safe and secure form of gambling via mobile. The Company, which works with blue chip clients such as Ladbrokes, 365.com, PaddyPower and Stan James, recently appointed Bob Holt as a non executive Chairman and Sportingbet founder Mark Blandford as a non executive Director. The Tavistock team will be led by Matt Ridsdale.

Petrofac appoints City Insights

Petrofac, the FTSE 250 Oil & Gas services company, has appointed Tavistock’s Investor Relations subsidiary City Insights to handle its private client investor relations programme. Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry. The City Insights team will be led by Simon Hudson.

Anglo Irish appoints Tavistock as advisor

Tavistock has been appointed by Anglo Irish Bank to advise and handle its UK, corporate and financial media relations. Anglo Irish is a specialist commercial bank offering a comprehensive range of lending and treasury services in the corporate sector, complimented by award winning personal savings products. It operates in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the USA. The Tavistock team will be led by Jeremy Carey, John West and Matt Ridsdale. For further information on Anglo Irish Bank please visit www.angloirishbank.co.uk

Tavistock advises Abbot Group on sale

Tavistock is advising Abbot Group, the international oil and gas services business, on its £906 million sale to First Reserve, the leading private equity firm specialising in the energy industry. Abbot Group operates in 25 countries worldwide and focuses on providing development drilling services and rig operations to major oil companies in its key strategic areas of Europe, north and west Africa, the Middle East, the Caspian Sea and Russia. The Tavistock team is led by Jeremy Carey and Simon Hudson. Abbot Group became a client of Tavistock in 1995.

Tavistock advises IBG on acquisition by TMN plc

Tavistock is advising Internet Business Group plc ("IBG"), the online advertising and media specialist, on its sale by scheme of arrangement to TMN plc, one of the UK's largest direct marketing organisations. IBG is a group of companies focusing on enabling e-commerce through the application of specialised marketing and technology. The Tavistock team is led by Matt Ridsdale and Lulu Bridges. IBG became a client of Tavistock in 2005.

Speymill Deutsche Immobilien appoints Tavistock

Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company Plc ("Speymill Deutsche") has appointed Tavistock to handle its Financial Communications and Investor Relations activity. The team advising the pan-German residential property company will be led by Jeremy Carey and Rachel Drysdale from Tavistock's Real Estate team. Speymill Deutsche raised €240 million on its admission to AIM in March 2006 and announced profit before-tax of €29.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2007.